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Message: <blockquote data-quote="sirajstc" data-source="post: 9232763" data-attributes="member: 91140">Washington:  Nearly 1,900 women are raped every day in America, according to a study  released on Thursday that paints a much grimmer picture than US Justice  Department figures announced earlier this week.The National  Victim Center, which promotes the rights of victims of violent crime,  said 1.3 adult women are raped every minute and 683,000 US women are  raped each year, based on a survey of more that 4,000 women, including  579 rape victims.One in eight adult American women has been raped, bringing the total of rape victims to at least 12.1 million, it said.The  survey indicated that 61 per cent of all rape cases involve women under  18 and that 29 percent of all rapes occurred when the victim was less  than 11 years old. Reuters (Source: MID-DAY Bombay 25-4-92)</blockquote>

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